BREAKING: Here are the Republican Principles for #Immigration Reform-to be formally announced by @SpeakerBoehner at 4:30 pm ET — Standards for Immigration Reform — PREAMBLE … Border Security and Interior Enforcement Must Come First — It is the fundamental duty of any government …

House GOP's immigration proposal — CAMBRIDGE, Md. — House Republicans are proposing to overhaul immigration laws so undocumented immigrants can gain legalization if they meet certain requirements, and if the nation's borders are certified as secure. — The document — a draft …

Democrats: Cede the House to save the Senate — With Democrats' grasp on the Senate increasingly tenuous — and the House all but beyond reach — some top party donors and strategists are moving to do something in the midterm election as painful as it is coldblooded: Admit the House can't be won and go all in to save the Senate.

Henry Waxman, 20-Term Democrat, Is Leaving House — CAMBRIDGE, Md. — Representative Henry A. Waxman of California, a diminutive Democratic giant whose 40 years in the House produced some of the most important legislation of the era, will announce on Thursday that he is retiring at the end of the year.

Sandra Fluke may seek Henry Waxman House seat — Sandra Fluke, who became an instant celebrity when she was denied the opportunity to testify at an all-male hearing on Obamacare's contraception requirements, is “strongly considering” a bid for Rep. Henry Waxman's congressional seat …

Dear patrons and Uintah Elementary parents, — We have been investigating the lunch situation at Uintah Elementary School and would like to share the following information. — On Monday, a district Child Nutrition manager was sent to Uintah Elementary School to investigate the large number …

MSNBC Fires Employee Responsible for Cheerios Tweet — “The tweet was outrageous and unacceptable,” says MSNBC president Phil Griffin. — MSNBC has fired the employee who sent out a controversial Tweet involving a Cheerios commercial that features a biracial family.

Why I Was Wrong About Chris Christie — He wasn't so smart or post-partisan, and may pay the price as a presidential hopeful. — A year ago, I wrote: “The smartest move in politics today is to move against Washington and the two major parties. And the smartest man in politics may be Chris Christie.”

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: January 2014 — January 1st may have been a monumental date for those working on and closely following the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds little change in the public's knowledge and views of the law.

Liberal vituperation makes our letter writer's point. — Five days on, the commentariat continues to drop anvils on Tom Perkins, who may have written the most-read letter to the editor in the history of The Wall Street Journal. The irony is that the vituperation is making our friend's point …

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